4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Seated portrait of Sultan bin Ahmad, a sheikh of the Sh'asha lineage of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin and a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in the region between Wadi Rahnah and Al Maghar well. Sultan bin Ahmad kneels on the ground facing forward. He is holding a rifle in one hand.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Image Details
Accession Number
2004.130.3117.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Yemen
Region
Hadhramawt Governorate [Muḩāfaz̧at Ḩaḑramawt]; Wadi Rahnah [Wādī Raḩnah] - Hadhramawt Governorate [Muḩāfaz̧at Ḩaḑramawt]; Al Maghar
Cultural Group
Bedouin Bayt Kathir Sh'asha
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
February 8-10, 1946
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